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Scolari Neymar will be a Barcelona idol
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari believes Neymar would become an "idol" at Barcelona, if he seals his much-expected move to Catalunya.Barca are widely reported to have secured a first-option deal on the Santos starlet and the former Chelsea boss revealed he has already been contacted by Camp Nou president Sandro Rosell to discuss the forward's ...
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Barcelona celebrate La Liga success but health worries cast doubt over Vilanova future
By Ben Hayward | Spanish Football WriterIt was a night for celebration. Barcelona beat Valladolid 2-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday in a largely forgettable fixture played out in the pouring rain, but fireworks followed as the Catalan club celebrated their league title on the pitch afterwards, with coach Tito Vilanova at the forefront for what was his first trophy as Barca boss. His long-term future at ...
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Spanish workers in Gibraltar protest against pension conditions
The associations representing Spanish workers in Gibraltar staged a protest on 12 June campaigning for better pensions and social security benefits. Spanish workers in Gibraltar want the Spanish Government to change the law so that they get a similar pension benefit to what any other Spanish worker gets, when having worked all their life in Spain. They want benefits derived from their ...
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Italian and Spanish Alpha League Table 2008 published
EDHEC Risk and Management Research Centre (EDHEC) and EuroPerformance fund analysis company have released the Alpha League Table, their 2008 rankings of the top Italian and Spanish asset management companies. The ranking system is based on a measure of alpha intensity, a performance measure that has been adjusted for the risks actually taken, for all active equity management in the ...
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SWIP makes in-roads into Spain
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has strengthened its foundations in the Spanish market. SWIP’s Spanish team, based in Madrid and led by director of institutional sales Carlos Costales, will be supported by Christina Ponce, business development director at the London office. The Spanish branch of SWIP will offer, among other products, the SWIP European Fund, which ...
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Ecuador Primera A Wrap Nahuelpan class buoys Barcelona
Emelec suffered just their second loss of the Ecuador Serie A season, beaten 2-0 by Barcelona on Saturday.Ariel Nahuelpan struck a brace at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo as Barcelona stayed sixth with the win.Emelec, who are three points clear at the top despite the loss, have two games in hand over their nearest rivals.Nahuelpan headed in the opener from a set piece four minutes into ...
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Spain achieves first monthly surplus
Spain has achieved its first monthly trade surplus since records began, the country's economy minister has said.At a press conference after the meeting of European Union economy chiefs on Tuesday, Luis de Guindos said that once the calculations were complete, the surplus would come out to more than 600 million euros ($A788.23 million).The trade figure is a 'sign supporting the ...
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Arda Turan celebrates victory in Spanish cup with Azerbaijani flag
As is known, Spain's Atletico beat Real in the final of the Royal cup. Sport.1news.az presents a video report about the celebration of success of Atletico footballers, where Arda Turan celebrates victory in the center of Madrid with Azerbaijani flag on his back and Turkish banner on his ...
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Southside students score high on nationwide Spanish test
From left, Southside High students Tanner Gray, Abbey West, Emily Payne and Andrew Prince are pictured May 13 at the school. The students recently attained national recognition — four of only about 130 students nationwide — for excellent performance in ...
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Barcelona claims Spanish title
Barcelona marked their crowning as La Liga champions with a come from behind 2-1 win at third-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday despite finishing the game with 10 men.Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with Espanyol on Saturday meant that the Catalans, who now have four titles in five years and 22 in all, could no longer be caught.But in keeping with a number of their recent performances Barca started ...
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Spains Montoro Sees Faster Economic Recovery
Spain's Budget Minister Cristobal Montoro expects the country to see a faster-than-anticipated economic recovery, although he couldn't say when that may happen, he told Cinco Dias in an interview published in its Monday Internet edition. The combination of an improvement in the balance of payments, lower financing costs and moderate inflation support Montoro's optimism, the ...
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Many of Spains Sephardic Jews Still Waiting for Citizenship
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Barcelona defeat Real Valladolid
defeated Real Valladolid 2-1 to keep coach Tito Vilanova's ambitions intact. Vilanova has challenged his players to break the 100 points barrier. Valladolid gave the recently-crowned champions a guard of honour before the match and then helped ensure the night would be a successful one for Tito Vilanova's men by conceding two sloppy first-half goals. First a terrible pass from ...
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Barcelona coach Vilanova thrilled to lift Spanish Liga title
trophy last night. Vilanova addressed fans after victory over Real Valladolid. "It's a real joy and pleasure to offer you this Liga. It's been away ...
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Barcelona celebrates title win
Barcelona celebrated lifting the La Liga trophy for a 22nd time with a 2-1 win over Valladolid on Sunday at a rain-lashed Camp Nou. The wet conditions resulted in the lowest attendance for a Barca home league match this season as only 56,055 filled the 99,354 capacity ground. However, first-half goals from Pedro Rodriguez and into his own net from Marc Valiente were enough to keep the champions ...
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Barcelona on the frontline in the cancer fight
Cancer has become the leading killer of the elderly in Europe; it is an awful, painful disease that has become something akin to a pandemic. Progress has been made in its diagnosis, and further progress is being made in its treatment, and Barcelona, by hosting the European Breast Cancer Conference, is playing a major part in the sharing of ideas and knowledge to facilitate improvements and new breakthroughs.
The city of Barcelona will play a significant role in the prevention and promotion of awareness of breast cancer when it hosts the annual European Breast Cancer Conference this year. Breast cancer is among the leading killers of women around the world, and although mortality has begun to drop worldwide, and especially in Europe, there is still much progress that can be made. Read more
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